Soft Machine are an English progressive rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre. Though they achieved little commercial success, they are considered by AllMusic to be "one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones."
History
Beginnings, psychedelic, jazz fusion (1966-1968, 1969-1971)
Soft Machine (billed as The Soft Machine up to 1969 or 1970) were formed in mid-1966 by Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals), Daevid Allen (guitar) and Mike Ratledge (organ) plus, for the first few gigs only, American guitarist Larry Nowlin. Allen, Wyatt and future bassist Hugh Hopper had first played together in the Daevid Allen Trio in 1963, occasionally accompanied by Ratledge. Wyatt, Ayers and Hopper had been founding members of The Wilde Flowers, later incarnations of which would include future members of another Canterbury band, Caravan.
Soft Machine is the fifth studio album by Teddybears, released on 12 September 2006 on Big Beat Recordings and Columbia Records. It is the first album the band released under the name "Teddybears", as they had previously been Teddybears STHLM. Excluding "Intro", "Riot Going On" is the only new song from the group. The rest are reproductions of tracks found on their previous albums Fresh and Rock 'n' Roll Highschool, with "Throw Your Hands Up" renamed "Are You Feelin' It?".
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Bundles
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Land of the Bag Snake
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Bundles
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Land Of The Bag Snake
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British Tour '75
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Producer: Mike Dixon
Composer: Allan Holdsworth
Music Publisher: Soft Machine Publishing Co
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Soft Machine - Bundles & Land Of The Bag Snake (cover)
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Soft Machine - The Floating World / Bundles / Land Of The Bag Snake (live)
Recorded live at Post-Aula, Bremen on January 29, 1975.
• Allan Holdsworth - guitar
• Mike Ratledge - keys
• Karl Jenkins - reeds & keys
• Roy Babbington - bass
• John Marshall - drums & percussion
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Land Of The Bag Snake - Soft Machine - guitar cover
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Land Of The Bag Snake (Live, Nottingham University, 1975) (2022 Remaster)
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Land of the Bag Snake · Soft Machine
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Land Of The Bag Snake (2022 Remaster) · Soft Machine
Bundles
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Released on: 2009-01-01
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Producer: Mike Dixon
Composer: Allan Holdsworth
Music Publisher: Soft Machine Publishing Co
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Producer: Mike Dixon
Composer: Allan Holdsworth
Music Publisher: Soft Machine Publishing Co
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Recorded live at Post-Aula, Bremen on January 29, 1975.
• Allan Holdsworth - guitar
• Mike Ratledge - keys
• Karl Jenkins - reeds & keys
• Roy Babbington - bass...
Recorded live at Post-Aula, Bremen on January 29, 1975.
• Allan Holdsworth - guitar
• Mike Ratledge - keys
• Karl Jenkins - reeds & keys
• Roy Babbington - bass
• John Marshall - drums & percussion
Recorded live at Post-Aula, Bremen on January 29, 1975.
• Allan Holdsworth - guitar
• Mike Ratledge - keys
• Karl Jenkins - reeds & keys
• Roy Babbington - bass
• John Marshall - drums & percussion
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Bundles
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Bundles
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Composer: Allan Holdsworth
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Bundles
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Composer: Allan Holdsworth
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Land of the Bag Snake · Soft Machine
Floating World Live
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Composer: Holdsworth
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Bundles
℗ 1975 Soft Machine Soft Machine
Composer: Allan Holdsworth
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Land Of The Bag Snake · Soft Machine
British Tour '75
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Released on: 2009-01-01
Mixer: John Moon & Geoff Woodward
Producer: Mike Dixon
Composer: Allan Holdsworth
Music Publisher: Soft Machine Publishing Co
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Recorded live at Post-Aula, Bremen on January 29, 1975.
• Allan Holdsworth - guitar
• Mike Ratledge - keys
• Karl Jenkins - reeds & keys
• Roy Babbington - bass
• John Marshall - drums & percussion
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Soft Machine are an English progressive rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre. Though they achieved little commercial success, they are considered by AllMusic to be "one of the more influential bands of their era, and certainly one of the most influential underground ones."
History
Beginnings, psychedelic, jazz fusion (1966-1968, 1969-1971)
Soft Machine (billed as The Soft Machine up to 1969 or 1970) were formed in mid-1966 by Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals), Daevid Allen (guitar) and Mike Ratledge (organ) plus, for the first few gigs only, American guitarist Larry Nowlin. Allen, Wyatt and future bassist Hugh Hopper had first played together in the Daevid Allen Trio in 1963, occasionally accompanied by Ratledge. Wyatt, Ayers and Hopper had been founding members of The Wilde Flowers, later incarnations of which would include future members of another Canterbury band, Caravan.
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